EP0440282A3 - Sensormatrix - Google Patents

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EP0440282A3
EP0440282A3 EP19910200104 EP91200104A EP0440282A3 EP 0440282 A3 EP0440282 A3 EP 0440282A3 EP 19910200104 EP19910200104 EP 19910200104 EP 91200104 A EP91200104 A EP 91200104A EP 0440282 A3 EP0440282 A3 EP 0440282A3
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EP0440282B1 (en
EP0440282A2 (en
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Norbert Conrads
Ulrich Dr Schiebel
Herfried Dr Wieczorek
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Philips Intellectual Property and Standards GmbH
Koninklijke Philips NV
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Philips Patentverwaltung GmbH
Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken NV
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N3/00Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages
    • H04N3/10Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical
    • H04N3/14Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical by means of electrically scanned solid-state devices
    • H04N3/15Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical by means of electrically scanned solid-state devices for picture signal generation
    • H04N3/1575Picture signal readout register, e.g. shift registers, interline shift registers
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/76Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/30Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof for transforming X-rays into image signals
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/76Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors
    • H04N25/767Horizontal readout lines, multiplexers or registers
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/76Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors
    • H04N25/78Readout circuits for addressed sensors, e.g. output amplifiers or A/D converters
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N3/00Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages
    • H04N3/10Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical
    • H04N3/14Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical by means of electrically scanned solid-state devices
    • H04N3/15Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical by means of electrically scanned solid-state devices for picture signal generation
    • H04N3/1506Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical by means of electrically scanned solid-state devices for picture signal generation with addressing of the image-sensor elements
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00Details of television systems
    • H04N5/30Transforming light or analogous information into electric information
    • H04N5/32Transforming X-rays

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
EP91200104A 1990-01-27 1991-01-21 Sensormatrix Revoked EP0440282B1 (en)

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DE4002431A DE4002431A1 (en) 1990-01-27 1990-01-27 SENSOR MATRIX
DE4002431 1990-01-27

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EP0440282A2 EP0440282A2 (en) 1991-08-07
EP0440282A3 true EP0440282A3 (en) 1992-04-29
EP0440282B1 EP0440282B1 (en) 1996-04-17

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EP91200104A Revoked EP0440282B1 (en) 1990-01-27 1991-01-21 Sensormatrix

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EP (1) EP0440282B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3141033B2 (en)
DE (2) DE4002431A1 (en)

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EP0440282A2 (en) 1991-08-07
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